Luke 6:2

And some of the Pharisees said to them: Why do ye that, which it is not lawful to do on the sabbath?

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?

In Context

1And on a sabbath it occurred, as Jesus walked among the tilled grounds, that his disciples plucked ears, and rubbed them in their hands and ate.

3Jesus replied, and said to them: Have ye not read what David did, when he was hungry, he and those with him?

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Cross References

Matthew 15:2Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders, and wash not their hands when they eat bread?

Mark 2:24And the Pharisees said to him: See, how on the sabbath, they do that which is not lawful?

Luke 6:7And the Scribes and Pharisees watched him, whether he would heal on the sabbath; that they might be able to accuse him.

Matthew Henry on Luke 6:2-12

Works of Mercy Suited to the Sabbath. 1 And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing them in their hands. 2 And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days? 3 And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him; 4 How he went into the house of God, and did… Read the whole commentary →

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